Strength in Numbers: 5 Everyday Ways to Teach Chinese Numbers to Students Ever had students count starting from one, just to remember how to say the number that they needed? Sometimes that …
Getting to Know You! 9 Chinese Lesson Plan Ideas That Make Class Personal Happy Chinese students = happy Chinese teacher. But how do we keep everyone happy? After all, no two students …
6 Laid-back, Low-key Chinese Teaching Strategies Language teaching can be pretty intense. Sometimes you just need a break! When we Chinese teachers are in need of …
The Chinese Teacher’s Ultimate Guide to TPRS What do movies, jokes, songs and gossip all have in common? They are all stories! Stories are a powerful …
The Coolest Chinese Classroom Game by Far: Assassin “Language classes should be fun.” That was a student’s expectation about my Chinese class. He thought we needed to …
Short and Sweet: How to Teach Mandarin to Beginners with Simple Stories Do you remember the first book ever read aloud to you? If you’re a native English speaker, maybe something by …
How to Teach Chinese with Videos: 17 Ways to Make Class Compelling, Relevant and Fun Video has become ubiquitous. Our students giggle over videos on their cell phones between classes. Social media is now inundated …
